Not sure what alternative you might have in mind, but none comes close to macOS if you want a half descent desktop experience based on unix. Ubuntu Desktop is a

Not sure what alternative you might have in mind, but none comes close to macOS if you want a half descent desktop experience based on unix. Ubuntu Desktop is an utterly terrible user experience, people who advocate for it generally still believe for example the mouse should have never been invented and those lesser people who find it useful should be happy with Ubuntu Desktop. Windows is also a no go, if you think Apple is hostile wait until you're presented with Internet Explorer or a slew of administrative layers meant to control you on a Windows box.